In a very interesting partnership, Margin Walker & HEARD Presents are teaming up on a show at BRICK to bring Yung Pinch to San Antonio.

Botanica News: The festival confirmed that Fiesta TX will only be open to BOTANICA TICKET HOLDERS. With a full day of music and practically zero lines for rides, Botanica is gearing up to be a funner festival experience than, say, a RenFair. amirite?! Botanica Also Released Full Lineup: Logic, Deftones, Alessia Cara, Lil Yachty, Machine Gun Kelly, DJ Diesel, OOKAY, Bishop Briggs, Sofi Tukker, Doja Cat, Callie Reiff, Biters, Carlton Zeus, Blake, The New Respects, Youth In Revolt, Piñata Protest, Feminz-X, Stoop Kids, BLXNCO, House of Kenzo, Colour Red, Wayne Holtz. More details here.

The Grammys: The celebrity pool is shrinking. The rate of new celebrity pop stars has slowed to a crawl and annual award shows have become a rearranged version of itself. The same stars trade awards throughout the year, but here at Sobre Sound, we found our favorite artists winning awards and listed them below (you know, the ones who create their own music and perform them without lip syncing).

Artists received 'counterterrorism briefing' before the Grammys. It is not unusual for artists to receive security briefings before big events. In fact, the Recording Academy already provides security guidance to its members. But this marks the first off-site briefing to provide counterterrorism training directly to musicians. More here.

Avenged Sevenfold didn’t attend the Grammys to protest the Recording Academy’s alleged mistreatment of the Rock genre. CBS will air only around 12 of the awards handed out at this year’s Grammys. The rest of the 84 total awards will be presented at a private, non-televised event. More here.